On a hill above the old harbour, Hans Egede braves biting winds to keep watch over the town he founded three centuries ago. Bearing the commission of King Frederick IV of Denmark, the Lutheran pastor pitched up in Greenland in 1721. He planned to

From #ArcticCircle co-founder Alice Rogoff: “I’m doing this because I believe the more journalism in a place, the better the place becomes, it’s just that simple,” said Rogoff. “I view this state and the Arctic beyond it as one of the most undercovered places in the world, and I don’t think that makes for good civic discussion. http://ow.ly/vzSgO﻿

As the Polar ice cap melts and commercial traffic increases in the Arctic, the U.S. military must find the resources to patrol the area. In the meantime, it turns to a 40-year old ice breaker to get the job done. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard